Emery to break a sweat with the Syracuse Crunch

Goalie Ray Emery has been returned to the Syracuse Crunch - temporarily.

According to the OCR, Emery has been sent down to get some work in with Syracuse in its next two games, tonight vs. San Antonio and Monday at Texas.

Emery hasn’t appeared in a game for the Ducks and hasn’t played since Feb. 22 when he helped the Crunch to a 4-3 shootout victory over Charlotte.

J.P. Levasseur was recalled to Anaheim and will back up Dan Ellis when the Ducks take on Vancouver on Sunday.

The OCR blogs that the Ducks will need to keep Emery sharp as Jonas Hiller is still sidelined with a case of vertigo and Ellis figures to get the majority of starts in the final 17 games of the regular season. They will play four times on back-to-back nights.